I'm completely the opposite to Stu, my problem is i always over maintain and completely rustproof my cars...my ageing MB for example has in the last 14 months had all new shockers, new springs, reline and redisc quite apart from it's meticulous maintenance which included it's 2nd gearbox oil change recently too, the rear axle oil change i did some 15k ago.
The pick up is similarly fully rustproofed, and has been maintained with indefinate ownership in mind..it hasn't seen more than 3K miles between oil changes...something i'm trying to cure meself of now it's got Millers proper stuff in and not the dealers choice...it's a diiferent engine altogether running the Millers oil that's not wishful thinking either.
They're both too good to sell.
I'd never get what the MB is worth if i sold it though with the hefty price increases of the Hilux's i might get a good enough price for that, it's as new at 2.5 years old, actually with the work and minor mods it's had it's better than new.
My problem now is i only need the one car, i walk to work unless i'm on mega early starts, which do i sell, i don't want to part with either but may just have to decide....i'll give it a couple of months, i could keep the MB as a toy but it's expensive in standing costs being high group insurance and 124 MB's do not fare well standing they need to be driven regularly, and being ever more reclusive we tend to stick to bennet castle.
Anyway buying the right car for us is a balance of reliability, simplicity, driveability, quality (whatever that is), durability, value and costs etc, all this obviously depending on the purpose of the vehicle.
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